CSS Study Material

Essay Writing

1. Top 30 Essays (Zahid Ashraf)

2. Complete Essays (KIPs Publishers)

3. Winning Essays (Mureed Hussain Jasra)

4. Strategy of Essay Writing (Aamir Mahar)

5. Contemporary Essays (Syed Nasir Jamal)

6. The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (Thomas Kane)

English Precis and Composition

1. English Grammar & Composition (Hafiz Karimdad Chughtai)

2. Exploring the World of English (Syed Saadat Ali Shah)   Part - I and Part -II

3. Discovering the World of Vocabulary  (Adeel Niaz)

4. Vocabulary Words for CSS & PMS Exam (Aamir Mahar)

General Science and Ability

1. General Ability Notes (NOA Publishers)

2. Elements of Logical Reasoning (Jan Von Plato)

3. General Science and Ability (Akram Kashmiri)

4. General Science and Ability (Mian Shafiq)

5. General Science Notes (Faisal Karim, 41st CTP)

6. Telecommunications Fundamentals (Roger L. Freeman)

7. Test of Reasoning (Arihant Publishers)

8. Basic Mathematics for FPSC & PPSC Tests (Aamir Mahar)

9. Asimov’s New Guide To Science (Isaac Asimov)

Islamic Studies

1. Islamic Studies Notes (Shanza Faiq, CSS 2018 Topper)

2. Islamic Studies Notes for CSS & PMS (Aamir Mahar)

3. Contemporary Islamic Studies (Amanullah Gondal)

4. An Introduction to Islamic Ideology (Anwar Hashmi)

5. Islam and Modernism (Muft Taqi Usmani)

6. Islam Its Meaning & Message (Khurshid Ahmad)

7. Islami Nazriya-e-Hayat (Khursheed Ahmed)

8. Islamiat Notes for CSS and PMS Students (in Urdu)

9. Islamic Studies, in Urdu (Hafiz Karimdad Chughtai)

10. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam (Allama Iqbal)

11. Towards Understanding Islam (Syed Abul Ala Maududi)

12. The Sealed Nectar (Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum)

13. Islamic Studies, in English (Hafiz Karimdad Chughtai)

14. Selected Quranic Verses For Islamic Studies Paper

Pakistan Affairs

1. Pakistan Affairs Notes (Aamir Mahar)*

2. Pakistan Affairs Short Notes (Compiled) *

3. Pakistan Affairs MCQs, CSS 2005-18 (Aamir Mahar)*

4. A Brief History Of Pakistan (James Wynbrandt)

5. Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan (Hamid Khan)*

6. Governing the Ungovernable (Dr. Ishrat Husain)

7. Kashmir in Conflict India, Pakistan and the Unending War (Victoria Schofield)

8. Modern South Asia History, Culture and Political Economy (Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal)

9. Pakistan and World Affairs (Shamshad Ahmed)*

10. Pakistan Beyond the Crises State (Maliha Lodhi)

11. Pakistan Energy Sector From Crisis to Crisis Breaking the Chain (Ziad Alahdad)

12. Pakistan, The Formative Phase, 1857-1948 (Khalid B. Sayeed)

13. Train To Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)

14. Trek to Pakistan (Ahmed Saeed & Kh. Mansoor Sarwar)*

15. The Murder of History, A Critique of History Textbooks Used in Pakistan (K.K. Aziz)

16. Pakistan's Foreign Policy 1947-2016 (Abdul Sattar)*

Note: More additional books will be added to enhance the reading on the subject. An asterisk symbol (*) has been placed in front of the book which can be used to cover the syllabus topics of the subject. Thanks.

International Relations

1. International Relations - 8th Edition (Joshua S. Goldstein)

2. International Relations - Part I & II Notes (Aamir Mahar)

3. 300 Internatonal Relations MCQs (Aamir Mahar)

Political Science

1. Political Science Short Notes

2. Western Political Thought Notes

3. Muslim Political Thought Notes

4. Comparative Political System Notes

5. Political Science MCQs (Aamir Mahar)

Sociology

1. Sociology (John J. Macionis)

2. Sociological Theory (George Ritzer)

3. Advancing Sociology Notes (Zahoor Elahi)

4. Essentials of Sociology (James M. Henslin)

5. Contemporary Sociological Theories (Pitirim Sorokin)

6. Basics of Social Research (W. Lawrence Neuman)

7. Sociology (Paul B. Horton & Chester L. Hunt)

8. Sociology, A Brief Introduction (Alex Thio)

Public Administration

1. Public Administration Notes (Aamir Mahar)

2. Public Administration Past Papers 2000-19 (Aamir Mahar)

3. Public Administration for CSS & PMS (Dr Sultan Khan)

4. Public Administration in South Asia - India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan - Meghna Sabharwal, Evan M. Berman

5. Democracy and Public Administration in Pakistan (Amna Imam & Eazaz A. Dar)

6. Public Administration - Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector - David H. Rosenbloom

Physics (Handwritten Notes)

1. Solid State

2. Mechanics

3. Electricity and Magnetism

4. Fluid Mechanics

5. Heat and Thrmodynamics

6. Mass Spectrometer & Radiation Detectors

7. Modern and Quantum

8. Nuclear Reactions

9. Radiation Damage

10. Rate of Radioactive Decay

11. Waves and Oscillation Optics

American History

1. USA History Notes (Aamir Mahar)

2. USA History Notes (Zulqarnain Nizamani)

3. USA History (Past Papers) MCQs & One-liners

4. Pakistan-US Ties Timeline (1979-2019)

5. The Unfinished Nation, A Concise History of the American People (Alan Brinkley)

6. A history of the American People (Paul Johnson)

7. A Short History of the United States (Robert V. Remini)

8. Founding of the United States (Third Edition)

9. Outline of U.S. History (US State Dept.)

10. US History in Brief (US State Dept.)

Gender Studies

1. Gender Studies Notes (Nawab Sameer, CSS 2016)

2. 50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies (Jane Pilcher & Imelda Whelehan)

3. Gender Studies Capsule for CSS Candidates (Aamir Mahar)

4. Gender Studies Notes (Syed Hammad Haider)

5. Gender Studies, Short Notes (Zahoor Elahi, CSS 2009)

6. Gender Studies Solved Papers (CSS 2016-19)

7. Gender Studies Notes (Amanullah Gondal, CSS 2012)

8. Gender Studies - Terminology Notes

9. Gender Studies MCQs (Aamir Mahar)

Geography

1. Capsule for Geography - 2017 (Aamir Mahar)

2. Discovering Physical Geography (Alan F. Arbogast)

3. Introducing Physical Geography (John Wiley)

4. Fundamentals of Human Geography (Hira Lal Yadav)

5. Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Michael J. Pidwirny)

6. Human Geography - 10th edition (Deblij Mulle)

7. Physical Geography of the Global Environment (Deblij Mulle)

8. Economic Geography (John Mcfarlane)

Criminology

1. Criminology (KIPs Publishers)

2. Criminology Notes (Zaffar Naqvi)

3. Criminology- Theories, Patterns and Typologies (Larry J. Siegel)

4. Criminology, Advanced Publishers (Nasir Khan & Ammar Sattar)

5. Criminology Notes for CSS 2021 (Manzoor Mazari)

6. Advancing Criminology Notes for CSS 2021 (Aamir Mahar)

7. Criminology MCQs for CSS 2020-21 (Aamir Mahar)

8. Criminology - Top 20 Questions Series (Jahangir Publishers)

9. Understanding Criminology (Sandra Walklate)

Urdu (For PMS Students)

1. Kaleed-e-Urdu (by Dr Ashfaq Ahmad Verk & Dr Ghafoor Shah Qasim)